Courts would automatically clear eviction records after qualifying case outcomes

Courts would automatically clear eligible eviction case records without either side needing to apply. Cases must be dismissed or end with a judgment for all defendants on or after the act's effective date. The appeal period must end without an appeal, or a final appeal must uphold the dismissal or judgment for all defendants. A filing before the clearing order would pause the process until the filing is resolved or the court orders otherwise. Courts and consumer reporting agencies would remove cleared records. Affected people would not have to disclose them on applications. Clerks would send eligible records to the court within seven days. Courts would review them within seven days of receipt. Clerks would arrange deletion within 45 days of the clearing order.

Minors generally could not be named as defendants in eviction cases. The minor, their parent or guardian, or another defendant named in the order could ask the court to remove the minor's name. A minor could be named if they are the main leaseholder and the lease is valid. If the court finds a minor was wrongly named, it would dismiss them from the case and could seal documents to protect their privacy. Removing the minor would not dismiss the case unless they were the only defendant. It would not delay proceedings against other properly served defendants. A request to remove a wrongly named minor's name could be made at any time.

Consumer reporting agencies would be barred from keeping information about dismissed eviction cases. The restriction would cover dismissed eviction cases in any Kentucky court.

Courts would enter different judgments for defendants with different outcomes in the same eviction case. This provision concerns cases involving multiple defendants. The court must find against some defendants and in favor of others.